BB gun shooting strikes 3 at Scotia playground

Published 7:28 pm, Friday, July 26, 2013

SCOTIA — Police are looking for the person who shot three people with a BB gun at the YMCA's Lally Early Learning Center playground Thursday afternoon.

A female staff member, 22, told police she was shot twice in the lower body, a 9-year-old boy was struck twice in the right leg and a 6-year-old boy was struck once in the neck at the South Ten Broeck Street site at about 4:30 p.m.

All three victims' injuries were limited to bruises, police said.

"We are taking this incident very seriously as this reckless act could have had tragic consequences," Police Chief Peter Frisoni said. "BB guns can cause serious, even fatal, injuries. We are working diligently to identify and arrest whoever committed this crime."

Police say they don't know where the shots came from or who fired them. Anyone who may have information about this incident is asked to call 384-2244.